In the summer of 2021, Yale philosophy professor Daniel Greco read a New York Times opinion column by Ross Douthat arguing against the idea that modern science has largely discredited religious and other supernatural beliefs.
That hit a nerve: ‘Frustrating’ column inspires philosophy seminar In the latest edition of Humanitas, a column focused on the arts and humanities at Yale, we drop the needle on a new jazz Christmas album, produced by Grammy-winning saxophonist Wayne Escoffery, that introduces a new voice from Yale College look toward a spring philosophy seminar that was inspired by a “frustrating” 2021 opinion column in the New York Times invite submissions for the new Yale Nonfiction Book Prize and celebrate major honors for a Yale alumna and former faculty member who helped pioneer the New Urbanism movement and a Yale anthropologist who co-curated the first major exhibition of Maya art in the United States in more than a decade.įor more, visit an archive of all arts and humanities coverage at Yale News.